I'm really happy about a vegan recipe! Yeah! Vegan cupcakes are the best. There are a lot of weird cupcakes in that "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World" book... like Pistachio Rosewater and Margarita and Green Tea (I still want to try them, though). A really good variation on the chocolate cupcake you made is to add crushed Oreos to the batter, and then make a cookies'n'cream frosting from lots of powdered sugar, equal parts vegan margarine and vegetable shortening, crushed Oreos, vanilla, and a little soymilk or water to thin it out a bit.